English Victoria Sponge Cake
If you are English, then without a doubt, this will have been a regular feature in your kitchen over the years. Perfect with a cup of tea!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups of self raising flour
- ¾ cups of white sugar
- ¾ cups of butter softened
- 3 eggs at room temperature
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- ½ cup of strawberry jam
- 1 cup of heavy whipping cream
- 1 tbsp of white sugar
- 1 cup of fresh strawberries sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
- Grease and line two round cake tins
- Sift the flour into the bowl of an electric mixer then add in the sugar, softened butter, vanilla extract and eggs.
- Divide the mixture evenly between the cake pans and smooth the top.
- Place the pans into the oven and bake for around 30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake
- Allow to cool in the pan for five minutes before removing and placing on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, place the cream and tablespoon of sugar into a cold mixing bowl and whisk on high until you have stiff peaks.
- Spread the jam over the top of one of the cakes then pipe the whipped cream over the top.
- Place the sliced strawberries on top of the cream then lay the other slice of cake on the top.
- Sprinkle with powered sugar and you can also pipe a little more of the whipped cream on top and decorate with a few more sliced strawberries
- Time to put the kettle on and make that cup of tea!!!
